Fisrovio

Pelargonium

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Designer Violet'

Summary: 'Fisrovio' produces larger plants with more narrow leaves than 'Designer Violet'. 'Fisrovio' produces a larger inflorescence with florets that have fewer petals than those of 'Designer Violet'. The longer peduncle of 'Fisrovio' is mainly green while it is reddish for 'Designer Violet'. Both 'Fisrovio' and 'Designer Violet' have red-violet flower colour, however, for 'Fisrovio' it is a lighter, less brilliant shade. Markings on the upper petals for 'Fisrovio' are moderately conspicuous while for 'Designer Violet' they are weakly conspicuous.

Description:

'Fisrovio' is a zonal pelargonium variety. 'Fisrovio' has an intermediate growth habit and green stems. The leaf blade shape is type one with an open base and bi-crenate margins. The leaves are medium green in colour with no variegation. The leaf zone, located in a normal position, is weakly conspicuous.

Time of beginning of flowering for 'Fisrovio' is mid-season. 'Fisrovio' produces red-violet coloured inflorescences. The flower bud is elliptic in shape and the florets are semi-double. The petal margin is entire. Width of the upper petals is medium in size. There is no white zone at the base of the upper petals. There are moderately conspicuous macule (spotted) markings on the upper petals and no markings on the lower and inner petals. The middle third of the pedicel is light red in colour. There is no swelling of the pedicel.

Origin & Breeding History: 'Fisrovio' originated from a hybridization between the female parent, hybrid seedling no. 876-2, and the male parent, hybrid seedling no. 998-6, made in Galdar, Gran Canaria, Spain in 1995. One seedling within the offspring was selected in 1996. Cuttings from this selected seedling were taken to Hillscheid, Germany for further selection and trial cultivation in 1998.

Tests & Trials: Tests and trials for 'Fisrovio' were conducted in a greenhouse during the spring/summer of 2001 in Langley, British Columbia. The trials included a minimum of ten plants per variety. All plants were grown from 6 week old rooted cuttings transplanted into 9 cm pots at 10 weeks using a 60:40 (peat : perlite) media mixture. At 16 weeks, the plants were repotted to 18 cm pots. Plants were spaced as needed to ensure uniform growth. Unless indicated otherwise, measured characteristics were based on 10 measurements.

Comparison tables for 'Fisrovio' with reference variety 'Designer Violet'

Plant height (cm)

Plant width (cm)

Leaf width (cm)

Diameter of inflorescence (cm)

Length of peduncle (cm)

Number of floret petals

Colour of upper petal (RHS)

Colour of lower petal (RHS)

Colour of inner petal (RHS)